pectinem
Dictionary entries
- Entry →pecten, pectinis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
comb; rake; quill (playing lyre); comb-like thing, pubic bone/region; scallop;
acc. sg.
Examples
Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...utrum strictimne adtonsurum dicam esse an per pectinem, nescio; verum, si frugist, usque admutilabit probe. HEG. Quid..."de Brevitate Vitae
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...malit quam honestior? Hos tu otiosos uocas inter pectinem speculumque occupatos? Quid illi qui in componendis, audiendis, discendis..."